finally the public are seeing what all the strikes are about

meweavy · Post by **meweavy** » 11 Aug 2007, 09:46

theres is a huge front page spread in the mail or is the express i cant remember today,about royal mail trying to push through with later starts..the papar is in uproar about it as will everybody else if this goes through.

now hopefully the public will see part of the reason why we have been striking..and not just about a crappy pay rise..

the regulator backs the late starts though..no surprise there really as they seem to want royal mail to go to the wall anyway.

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 11 Aug 2007, 11:00

hopefully the union will exploit this publicity and highlight the fact that this government is handing over a public asset to fat cats,piece by piece. Lost revenue from RM will be replaced by more stealth taxes levied on the working and middle classes

Post by **POSTMAN** » 11 Aug 2007, 11:02

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a ... =1770&ct=5

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 11 Aug 2007, 11:29

I think we're on to a winner here, folks! I'm sure that over the coming weeks/months there'll be plenty more of this sort of negative press for
Lamebrain & Dozier to choke on.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 11 Aug 2007, 16:37

Call me cynical but could the Gruesome 2 have known this was coming and that's why they have agreed to secret talks with no press releases. It means that the union cant respond to this officially, but what's stopping us lot.

Post by **Carnoustie** » 11 Aug 2007, 18:24

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Call me cynical but could the Gruesome 2 have known this was coming and that's why they have agreed to secret talks with no press releases. It means that the union cant respond to this officially, but what's stopping us lot.

Nothing to stop us TBT. I will be writing a letter for publication in The Mirror (I'll send it to Paul Routledge). Dave and Billy must have known this story was coming out too. People who thought the suspension of the strikes was a mistake will now realise that it was really a smart move by our leadership, so that our letters to the press could get through quickly

coppertop · Post by **coppertop** » 11 Aug 2007, 18:54

Well what a very good artical well writen easily read. With any luck more people will write to complain about this form of vandalism.

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 11 Aug 2007, 19:36

Yet more braindead responses to the story on the Daily Mail web site.
"My mail's always late"
"We don't need mail, we have the internet"
What a set of mindless pr**s!
Late mail. Doesn't common sense kick in and tell them someone has to be delivered to first, and someone last.
Email replacing snail mail. So how do you email parcels and packets to someone?

God these feckless halfwits really grate my cheese

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 11 Aug 2007, 19:40

kinmad4it its good to see you have not lost your Northern grit.

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 11 Aug 2007, 19:45

Never will do TBT. I've never been accused of sitting on the fence. Maybe a picket fence

I'll get me coat

michael147 · Post by **michael147** » 12 Aug 2007, 15:14

I read this article and it really was good to see,especially given that the Mail published it.(not exactly who everybody would have put up as a prime supporter)
I have read all the opinions on this site about the calling off or continuation of strikes arguments and can see everyones point of view(even a few of the public stopped me yesterday on delivery to say we should have still gone out).
However a modern day dispute like this will largely be won by getting the public on our side,and much more importantly the fourth estate(press).
The CWU had to be seen to carry on being "the good guy" so from a media savvy point of view there was really no option,am afraid that nowadays, thats just how thing are.
GOOD LUCK DAVE AND THE TEAM.

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finally the public are seeing what all the strikes are about

finally the public are seeing what all the strikes are about

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